Mechanical Engineers · SOC 17-2141
Wage data not published: mechanical engineer in the Decatur metro area
Figures describe the Decatur, IL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Decatur city limits.
BLS publishes this occupation for the area but suppressed its wage estimates in the May 2025 release (marker “*”). We show exactly what is published below — suppressed values are never estimated or filled in.
- Employment in this area
- 130
- Per 1,000 jobs
- 2.9
Where BLS does publish this occupation
- Mechanical Engineers in Illinois (statewide)
- Mechanical Engineers in the Peoria metro area
- Mechanical Engineers in the Chicago metro area
- Mechanical Engineers in the Champaign metro area
- Mechanical Engineers in the Bloomington metro area
- Mechanical Engineers in the Rockford metro area
- Mechanical Engineers — national overview
- All published occupations in the Decatur metro area
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.